One question many potential kiosk deployers ask is whether they should invest in a custom unit uniquely designed and manufactured for them, or else start with a modular kiosk (that is, a standard, module-based product out of the manufacturer’s catalog) and tweak it based on the options list.This post describes the benefits of each approach and why for most cases a modular kiosk…
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Kiosks require a meaningful investment of capital and time. This infographic explores critical best practices that can help ensure a positive ROI. Infographic as a PDF: The DO’s & DON’Ts of Retail Kiosk Deployment
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In businesses everywhere, customers are paying for goods or services by inserting chip cards into cutting-edge smart terminals instead of swiping their mag-stripe-only predecessors through the familiar side slot. Chip card technology, or EMV, is a state-of-the-art payment standard that connects payment cards at the point of service with an embedded chip microprocessor instead of a magnetic stripe. EMV computer chips validate the…
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As Americans travel more and security requirements show no signs of loosening, an already strained infrastructure is being pushed to its brink. These four case studies show how Olea’s self-service kiosks can put some wind at the back of flyers, riders and the facilities that serve them. Download “Kiosks: A Turbo Boost for Public Transportation” Whitepaper
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Just because you’re convinced that kiosks are the best solution to a company problem doesn’t mean that others in the organization are going to immediately embrace your proposal. In parts one and two of our four-part series on how to get buy-in for your kiosk project, we examined ways to get executives and IT teams on your side. For executives, driving home the…
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If you missed part one of our roadmap to convincing colleagues to buy-in to a self-service kiosk project, we discussed effective ways to communicate the revenue generating possibilities of automated customer service with busy executives. As business executives tend to be bottom-line oriented, a conversation about return on investment is critical, and studies consistently show that kiosk deployment, regardless of industry, is a…
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